Sesame is produced in China, with a long planting history, and its total output ranks first in the world. Sesame is widely distributed, but the main producing areas are concentrated in the Jianghuai Basin, and the planting area in Henan Province accounts for one third of the country. Sesame originated in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China, and is a warm-loving plant, mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River and in Henan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hebei and other provinces. Black sesame is mainly produced in Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hebei and other provinces, and is planted in all provinces except Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Sesame growing environment
Sesame is small and has shallow roots. It is most suitable for cultivation in weakly acidic to neutral loose soil, which is more conducive to root elongation. The average temperature of day and night is between 20 and 24, and it grows well in sunny places.
Sesame price
The market price of sesame is about 12 yuan, 8~ 1 kg. However, due to the huge differences in price, quality, variety and market, Zhumadian sesame has the best quality.
Sesame efficacy
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that sesame has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing essence and blood, moistening intestine and promoting lactation, and can be used to treat physical weakness, dizziness, tinnitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, premature gray hair anemia and so on.